Lewy Body Dementia Ties to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Lewy Body Dementia Ties to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases

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An NIH-led genetic study found that Lewy body patients had higher chances of suffering Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease than age-matched controls.

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Courtesy of Scholz lab NIH/NINDS.

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